Jane Angiolina Pecci Brunner

Jane Angiolina Pecci Brunner, 76, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away in the company of loved ones on Dec. 8 ^th , 2019.  Born to Lou and Piera Pecci on Dec. 6 ^th , 1943 in the Bronx, New York City she is predeceased by a brother Al Pecci and sister Maryanne Valez.  Jane married Al Brunner on June 16th, 1963 and moved from the Bronx and settled in Hillside, New Jersey where they raised their two sons, Richard and Christopher.  While raising her children Jane also worked full time as a secretary in a bank.

Jane’s greatest joys were her two sons, daughters-in-law Cassia Brunner and Cat Sisson and five grandchildren; Noah Neville Brunner, Georgia Jane Brunner, Isabela Liana Brunner, Sebastian Quint Brunner and Xavier Knight Brunner.  Jane enjoyed music, movies and bowling, of which, were it not for leg pains, she may have turned pro.  Although her heart had given her decades of troubles those who loved her knew it was her greatest part.

As were Jane’s wishes, cremation was private.  A private memorial service for Jane’s children and grandchildren will be held in the future in New Jersey where she will lay in rest beside Al in Woodbridge, New Jersey.  After which the family may visit the New Jersey Boardwalk and enjoy a nice zeppole as she would have wanted.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to:

Wolfson Childrens’s Hospital: www.wolfsonchildrens.com/give/donate

American Heart Association: www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/donatenow_legacy.html?s_src=20U2W1EEMM&sub_src=footer_memorial_gift

American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/memorial-giving.html